Even though many senior citizens will love living in a nursing home once they get there, it may take a bit of work to make this change a reality. Many people are resistant to change, and if your elderly parent has been living in the same house for years or even decades, it can take some convincing on your part to show that it's time to move into a nursing home — and this can even be the case if your parent honestly knows that it's time, but is still resistant to the move.
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Who would think that the loss of hearing and memory are in some way related? Although either can occur as a person ages, studies suggest a link between hearing loss and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. One study found that the worse a person's hearing loss, the higher the risk that he or she may eventually develop dementia. Consequently, researchers speculate that identifying a hearing loss early on and treating it may prevent or at least delay the onset of dementia.
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Helping your elderly parent to move into an assisted living home will provide him or her with a wealth of benefits, including making new friends and no longer having to toil over the arduous elements of home ownership. Ideally, your parent will settle into his or her new accommodations quickly, but there's always a chance that sleeping may pose a challenge — especially if your parent has difficult sleeping at the best of times.
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If it's nearing the time when a relative of yours has to go into a nursing home, you need to be careful about which one you choose. Because you'll be moving this relative from his or her regular home to one where the overall environment is strange, the nursing home has to be one that is comforting and that has staff and residents who the relative will like. Think of the future when formulating questions.
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If your spouse or partner has recently been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's Disease (AD), you may be at a loss as far as what to expect from his or her mental state over the coming months -- as well as what you'll need to do to provide assistance. How can you help your spouse with his or her changing needs during this time? Read on to learn more about being a care partner during these early stages of memory loss, as well as what you may want to do to prepare for when your spouse needs additional care down the line.
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